jamal numan
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Shift right click on the folder. Then click Open Command Window Here. Enter these commands once you have the prompt opened to that folder:
del *.* /s
cd ..
rd foldername
where foldername is the name of the folder. If it contains any spaces wrap the name in double quotes like
rd "folder name"
You can try using:TreeSize Free Portable
Explore the folders and right click to delete it.
The time you are spending on this... would it be quicker to move the stuff you want to another drive, format this one and then move the stuff back.
Do you mean that I need to format a HD of about 900GB to fix the issue of that folder?
It would be interesting if we can try with linux.
If you wish to try:
- Download the ISO (160MB) :Slacko Puppy Linux . Click one of the link shown on screen shot #1.
- Create a bootable USB Using Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
- Boot from USB, the screen should look like the screen shot. From the bottom left #2 of the screen. The HDs mounted as sda1, sda2 ... and one of these is your external drive.
- Explore the folder(s) and delete it.
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Try del *.* /s /q
the /q should get rid of the "are you sure" crap.
edit: also don't have the folder open in Explorer while trying to remove it on the command line. You'll probably get a "folder is in use..." error.
Q-Dir (free) but personally have been using Directory Opus ($pricey) for years.Q-Dir the Quad Explorer for Windows - Q-Dir
Rich